Security Updates for Microsoft Skype for Business (May 2021)

high Nessus Plugin ID 149479

Synopsis

The Microsoft Skype for Business installation on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The Microsoft Skype for Business installation on the remote host is missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

- A session spoofing vulnerability exists. An attacker can exploit this to perform actions with the privileges of another user. (CVE-2021-26421)

- A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2021-26422)

Solution

Microsoft has released KB5003729 to address this issue.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?5d97ea49

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 149479

File Name: smb_nt_ms21_may_skype.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 5/14/2021

Updated: 1/2/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-26422

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:skype_for_business

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/13/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-26421, CVE-2021-26422

IAVA: 2021-A-0217-S

MSFT: MS21-5003729

MSKB: 5003729